Shawnigan Players present 'The Comedy of Errors' and 'Antony and Cleopatra' at the Gem O' the Isle from Aug. 6 to 17 ...

Seasoned Shakespearean director Alex Gallacher always seems to find some lesser known gems, and this is an absolute treasure.

By the 1990s, researchers proposed that the unusual burial might have belonged to Cleopatra’s half-sister, who some believed was executed in Ephesus in 41 BCE at the demand of Mark Antony.

After her defeat, Arsinoë sought refuge at the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus. However, in 41 BC, at the age of 22, she was executed on the orders of Marc Antony.

Cleopatra's younger sister was captured by Julius Caesar in 47 B.C., and sent to live in Ephesus at the temple of Artemis. Six years later, following Cleopatra’s meeting with Mark Antony, the ...